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<h1>eric7.QScintilla.ShellWindow</h1>

<p>
Module implementing a stand alone shell window.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>

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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>

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<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow">ShellWindow</a></td>
<td>Class implementing a stand alone shell window.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>

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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<a NAME="ShellWindow" ID="ShellWindow"></a>
<h2>ShellWindow</h2>

<p>
    Class implementing a stand alone shell window.
</p>
<h3>Derived from</h3>
EricMainWindow
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Class Methods</h3>

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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Methods</h3>

<table>

<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__init__">ShellWindow</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__about">__about</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show a little About message.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__aboutQt">__aboutQt</a></td>
<td>Private slot to handle the About Qt dialog.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__clientDebuggerId">__clientDebuggerId</a></td>
<td>Private slot to receive the ID of a newly connected debugger backend.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__createActions">__createActions</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the actions.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__createEditActions">__createEditActions</a></td>
<td>Private method defining the user interface actions for the edit commands.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__createFileActions">__createFileActions</a></td>
<td>Private method defining the user interface actions for the file commands.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__createHelpActions">__createHelpActions</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the Help actions.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__createHistoryActions">__createHistoryActions</a></td>
<td>Private method defining the user interface actions for the history commands.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__createMenus">__createMenus</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the menus of the menu bar.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__createSearchActions">__createSearchActions</a></td>
<td>Private method defining the user interface actions for the search commands.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__createStatusBar">__createStatusBar</a></td>
<td>Private slot to set up the status bar.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__createToolBars">__createToolBars</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the various toolbars.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__createViewActions">__createViewActions</a></td>
<td>Private method defining the user interface actions for the view commands.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__historyStyleChanged">__historyStyleChanged</a></td>
<td>Private slot to handle a change of the shell history style.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__newWindow">__newWindow</a></td>
<td>Private slot to start a new instance of eric.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__readSettings">__readSettings</a></td>
<td>Private method to read the settings remembered last time.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__readShortcut">__readShortcut</a></td>
<td>Private function to read a single keyboard shortcut from the settings.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__showFind">__showFind</a></td>
<td>Private method to display the search widget.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__showStartMenu">__showStartMenu</a></td>
<td>Private slot to prepare the language menu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__startShell">__startShell</a></td>
<td>Private slot to start a shell according to the action triggered.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__virtualEnvironmentChanged">__virtualEnvironmentChanged</a></td>
<td>Private slot handling a change of the shell's virtual environment.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__whatsThis">__whatsThis</a></td>
<td>Private slot called in to enter Whats This mode.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__writeSettings">__writeSettings</a></td>
<td>Private method to write the settings for reuse.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__zoom">__zoom</a></td>
<td>Private method to handle the zoom action.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__zoomIn">__zoomIn</a></td>
<td>Private method to handle the zoom in action.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__zoomOut">__zoomOut</a></td>
<td>Private method to handle the zoom out action.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__zoomReset">__zoomReset</a></td>
<td>Private method to reset the zoom factor.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__zoomTo">__zoomTo</a></td>
<td>Private slot to zoom to a given value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.__zoomValueChanged">__zoomValueChanged</a></td>
<td>Private slot to handle changes of the zoom value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.activeWindow">activeWindow</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a reference to the active shell.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.closeEvent">closeEvent</a></td>
<td>Protected method to handle the close event.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.getAPIsManager">getAPIsManager</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a reference to the APIs manager.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.getDebuggerId">getDebuggerId</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the most recently registered debugger ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.quit">quit</a></td>
<td>Public method to quit the application.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#ShellWindow.showFind">showFind</a></td>
<td>Public method to display the search widget.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Static Methods</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<a NAME="ShellWindow.__init__" ID="ShellWindow.__init__"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow (Constructor)</h4>
<b>ShellWindow</b>(<i>originalPathString, parent=None, name=None</i>)

<p>
        Constructor
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>originalPathString</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
original PATH environment variable
</dd>
<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the parent widget
</dd>
<dt><i>name</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
object name of the window
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__about" ID="ShellWindow.__about"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__about</h4>
<b>__about</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to show a little About message.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__aboutQt" ID="ShellWindow.__aboutQt"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__aboutQt</h4>
<b>__aboutQt</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to handle the About Qt dialog.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__clientDebuggerId" ID="ShellWindow.__clientDebuggerId"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__clientDebuggerId</h4>
<b>__clientDebuggerId</b>(<i>debuggerId</i>)

<p>
        Private slot to receive the ID of a newly connected debugger backend.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>debuggerId</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
ID of a newly connected debugger backend
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__createActions" ID="ShellWindow.__createActions"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__createActions</h4>
<b>__createActions</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to create the actions.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__createEditActions" ID="ShellWindow.__createEditActions"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__createEditActions</h4>
<b>__createEditActions</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method defining the user interface actions for the edit
        commands.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__createFileActions" ID="ShellWindow.__createFileActions"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__createFileActions</h4>
<b>__createFileActions</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method defining the user interface actions for the file
        commands.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__createHelpActions" ID="ShellWindow.__createHelpActions"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__createHelpActions</h4>
<b>__createHelpActions</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to create the Help actions.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__createHistoryActions" ID="ShellWindow.__createHistoryActions"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__createHistoryActions</h4>
<b>__createHistoryActions</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method defining the user interface actions for the history
        commands.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__createMenus" ID="ShellWindow.__createMenus"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__createMenus</h4>
<b>__createMenus</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to create the menus of the menu bar.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__createSearchActions" ID="ShellWindow.__createSearchActions"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__createSearchActions</h4>
<b>__createSearchActions</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method defining the user interface actions for the search
        commands.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__createStatusBar" ID="ShellWindow.__createStatusBar"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__createStatusBar</h4>
<b>__createStatusBar</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to set up the status bar.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__createToolBars" ID="ShellWindow.__createToolBars"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__createToolBars</h4>
<b>__createToolBars</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to create the various toolbars.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__createViewActions" ID="ShellWindow.__createViewActions"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__createViewActions</h4>
<b>__createViewActions</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method defining the user interface actions for the view
        commands.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__historyStyleChanged" ID="ShellWindow.__historyStyleChanged"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__historyStyleChanged</h4>
<b>__historyStyleChanged</b>(<i>historyStyle</i>)

<p>
        Private slot to handle a change of the shell history style.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>historyStyle</i> (ShellHistoryStyle)</dt>
<dd>
style to be used for the history
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__newWindow" ID="ShellWindow.__newWindow"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__newWindow</h4>
<b>__newWindow</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to start a new instance of eric.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__readSettings" ID="ShellWindow.__readSettings"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__readSettings</h4>
<b>__readSettings</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to read the settings remembered last time.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__readShortcut" ID="ShellWindow.__readShortcut"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__readShortcut</h4>
<b>__readShortcut</b>(<i>act, category</i>)

<p>
        Private function to read a single keyboard shortcut from the settings.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>act</i> (EricAction)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the action object
</dd>
<dt><i>category</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
category the action belongs to
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__showFind" ID="ShellWindow.__showFind"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__showFind</h4>
<b>__showFind</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to display the search widget.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__showStartMenu" ID="ShellWindow.__showStartMenu"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__showStartMenu</h4>
<b>__showStartMenu</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot to prepare the language menu.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__startShell" ID="ShellWindow.__startShell"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__startShell</h4>
<b>__startShell</b>(<i>action</i>)

<p>
        Private slot to start a shell according to the action triggered.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>action</i></dt>
<dd>
menu action that was triggered (QAction)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__virtualEnvironmentChanged" ID="ShellWindow.__virtualEnvironmentChanged"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__virtualEnvironmentChanged</h4>
<b>__virtualEnvironmentChanged</b>(<i>venvName</i>)

<p>
        Private slot handling a change of the shell's virtual environment.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>venvName</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the virtual environment of the shell
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__whatsThis" ID="ShellWindow.__whatsThis"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__whatsThis</h4>
<b>__whatsThis</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private slot called in to enter Whats This mode.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__writeSettings" ID="ShellWindow.__writeSettings"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__writeSettings</h4>
<b>__writeSettings</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to write the settings for reuse.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__zoom" ID="ShellWindow.__zoom"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__zoom</h4>
<b>__zoom</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to handle the zoom action.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__zoomIn" ID="ShellWindow.__zoomIn"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__zoomIn</h4>
<b>__zoomIn</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to handle the zoom in action.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__zoomOut" ID="ShellWindow.__zoomOut"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__zoomOut</h4>
<b>__zoomOut</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to handle the zoom out action.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__zoomReset" ID="ShellWindow.__zoomReset"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__zoomReset</h4>
<b>__zoomReset</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Private method to reset the zoom factor.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__zoomTo" ID="ShellWindow.__zoomTo"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__zoomTo</h4>
<b>__zoomTo</b>(<i>value</i>)

<p>
        Private slot to zoom to a given value.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>value</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
zoom value to be set
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.__zoomValueChanged" ID="ShellWindow.__zoomValueChanged"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.__zoomValueChanged</h4>
<b>__zoomValueChanged</b>(<i>value</i>)

<p>
        Private slot to handle changes of the zoom value.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>value</i> (int)</dt>
<dd>
new zoom value
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.activeWindow" ID="ShellWindow.activeWindow"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.activeWindow</h4>
<b>activeWindow</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to get a reference to the active shell.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the shell widget
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
Shell
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.closeEvent" ID="ShellWindow.closeEvent"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.closeEvent</h4>
<b>closeEvent</b>(<i>event</i>)

<p>
        Protected method to handle the close event.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>event</i> (QCloseEvent)</dt>
<dd>
close event
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.getAPIsManager" ID="ShellWindow.getAPIsManager"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.getAPIsManager</h4>
<b>getAPIsManager</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to get a reference to the APIs manager.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
the APIs manager object (eric7.QScintilla.APIsManager)
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.getDebuggerId" ID="ShellWindow.getDebuggerId"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.getDebuggerId</h4>
<b>getDebuggerId</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to get the most recently registered debugger ID.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
debugger ID
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.quit" ID="ShellWindow.quit"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.quit</h4>
<b>quit</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
        Public method to quit the application.
</p>
<a NAME="ShellWindow.showFind" ID="ShellWindow.showFind"></a>
<h4>ShellWindow.showFind</h4>
<b>showFind</b>(<i>txt=""</i>)

<p>
        Public method to display the search widget.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>txt</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
text to be shown in the combo
</dd>
</dl>
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